Servo wrote: 
I was squinting at that tiny picture of Obama/McCain....

 islander wrote: 
They're thigh high.  Were you too busy gaping at the photo to notice the text?

 Zep wrote:  Got to love teh Brittish perspective (and priorities), how high are those boots?

You know what I truly love to watch.......?

I love to watch taboos melt away & this one has been long overdue.
That & watching old men's tired old traditions crumble into the dust of history.


Welcome to the 21st Century, AMERICA.


This is a New Dawn indeed.

I awoke this morning feeling something that hasn't been there in a long time. Proud to be an American observing our democratic process in action! I truly believe we've chosen the right person for the job!!!

 bokey wrote: 
You can find everything here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

Also, I'm sure, at msnbc.com

lily34 wrote:
It was on NBC. com a couple minutes after he made it. I had time to rewatch it before Obama's speech.

Surely you can find someone with googling skills to help you locate it.

 bokey wrote: 

Yes that's true, there was some booing for Obama at McCain's event, but I meant at the restaurant where we watched the speech. I was impressed how all these hard core Obama supporters respectfully listened to McCain, and even applauded before helping him out the door. 

 winter wrote: 
i really wish i could have stayed up to see it. i would have really liked to have heard it all. including obama. damn sleepiness. can't have anything nice.

 Rod wrote: 
I thought it was a very graceful concession - "the election's over, and maybe it didn't go the way we'd wanted, but we did our best, so let's move forward together with our new President".

Would've been nice if his supporters hadn't booed, but I was glad to see him discourage that. 

 bokey wrote: 

Yeah, that was a pretty classy display of authority in action.

 Rod wrote:  
Too bad the audiance at the Biltmore resort couldn't have managed more of that grace.

Rod wrote:
Yeah there was. When he mentioned Obama's name it started. He held up both hands in a classy calming gesture and they shut up. It started to creep in again, and that time he just held up one hand and kind of put on a disapproving fatherly face and it stopped.

 p4jkafla wrote: 

Western democracy has long been viewed favorably abroad if only by certain suppressed minorities.. unfortunately the self-centered actions of western governments have given it extremely bad press for the last 30 years (at least)... it's going to take a long time to restore faith and trust that western democracy is not really just a smart system used by rich countries to screw the poor and dispossessed.

owld_skipper wrote:
We need some comedic sources moving forward.

Joe Biden can't provide them all....

I wonder...what kind of influence our political process might have on other countries, and their political process? Will the fact that our democracy works the way it did inspire others to try to change their systems? Will it have an impact on reducing global discrimination, and fostering a new way of looking at people?

One can only hope.

 

 rosedraws wrote: 

Another very cool thing; When McCain started his concession speech, there was no booing. Everyone in the place got quiet and respectfully listened to his speech. It was really nice response to a good speech.

I have to admit though, when they were walking off the stage, we all took some pleasure in yelling and waving goodbye.

owld_skipper wrote:
Franken is brilliant. I  wish he would come represent my state.

What an amazing election night! Democracy works, all you have to do is become informed and get out of bed and go vote.

Watching events in Grant Park blew me away.

Some personal disappointments:

- Florida voted for the one man, one woman marriage amendment (why is that even in the state constitution?)

- Rep. Bachmann ("we should investigate members of Congress for un-American activities") was reelected in Minnesota.

- Coleman beat Al Franken in the Minnesota senate race (but only by 570 votes, there has to be a recount, no?)

Way to go America!